Year 4 English Lesson Plans
5 free Year 4 English lesson plans for KS2. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
In Year 4, pupils develop confidence and fluency as readers and writers across a broad range of text types. Reading comprehension develops to include summarising, predicting and inferring character feelings and motivations. Grammar teaching focuses on using fronted adverbials and pronouns for cohesion, and on apostrophes for possession.
Grammar
Writing
This lesson introduces pupils to the conventions and techniques of persuasive writing through analysis of a range of model texts including speeches and letters.
This lesson develops pupils understanding of how paragraphs are used to organise writing effectively.
Year 4 English through the year
Fronted Adverbials
Using fronted adverbials, followed by a comma
Fronted Adverbials lesson plan →Persuasive Writing
Discussing and recording ideas in preparation for writing
Persuasive Writing lesson plan →Possessive Apostrophes
Using apostrophes for singular and plural possession
Possessive Apostrophes lesson plan →Pronouns for Cohesion
Using pronouns and noun phrases for cohesion and to avoid repetition
Pronouns lesson plan →Paragraphing and Text Organisation
Using paragraphs to organise ideas around a theme
Paragraphing and Text Organisation lesson plan →Reading for Meaning: Inference and Retrieval
Drawing inferences such as inferring characters' feelings, thoughts and motives